父子

• 拼音: fù zǐ
• 汉字拆解: 父 = hand holding a stick, authority figure; 子 = pictograph of a swaddled baby — father and son

含义

Father and son. The relationship between a male parent and his male child.

A fundamental kinship term in Chinese culture, historically significant due to patrilineal traditions. Common phrases: 父子关系 (father-son relationship), 父子情 (father-son bond), 父子兵 (father-son soldiers, meaning family working together). In Confucian ethics, the father-son relationship is one of the five cardinal relationships (五伦).

例句

1. 这对父子一起经营着一家百年老店，传承着祖传的手艺。
2. 父子俩虽然性格迥异，但感情一直很好。
3. 他们父子三代都是医生，医术精湛远近闻名。

用法指南

语境: family, tradition, stories

语气: respectful

正确说法

• 父子同心，其利断金。(When father and son are of one mind, their strength can cut through metal.)
• 这是一个关于父子和解的故事。(This is a story about reconciliation between father and son.)

错误说法

• 泛指所有孩子时用父子 (Don't use 父子 when referring to fathers with daughters — use 父女 for daughters or 父亲和孩子 for children in general)

起源与历史

Compound of 父 (father) + 子 (son, child). One of the most basic kinship terms in Chinese.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal